Ronaldo's last World Cup game is over. So is the USA's.

Who won yesterday's World Cup games?

One heartbreaker, one blowout. The Round of 16 does not do subtlety.

Spain 1, Portugal 0 · Dallas

This one played out like a rivalry-game overtime nobody wanted to end, ninety scoreless minutes of two elite teams cancelling each other out. Then Spain manager Luis de la Fuente sent on substitutes Ferran Torres and Mikel Merino, and it took them about ninety seconds to combine: Torres slipped a ball into the box in the first minute of stoppage time, and Merino finished at the near post to send Portugal home. Ronaldo, at his final World Cup, finishes the tournament the way a legendary quarterback sometimes does: without the ring, beaten by a team just a little deeper on the bench. Spain moves on to face Belgium in the quarterfinals, still yet to concede a knockout-stage goal from open play worth writing home about.

Belgium 4, USA 1 · Seattle

The USA's co-host run ends the way a young team's first real playoff test sometimes does: overwhelmed early and chasing the whole game. Charles De Ketelaere scored in the 9th minute and again in the 33rd, Hans Vanaken added a third in the 57th, and Romelu Lukaku closed the book in second-half stoppage time. Malik Tillman's 31st-minute goal was the USA's one answer, a nice strike that briefly made it 2-1 before Belgium pulled away again. Think of it like an NFL wild-card team that hangs for a quarter and then runs into a defending-conference- champion's completion rate. Belgium advances to face Spain in the quarterfinals; the USA's deepest home-soil World Cup in decades is over.

Who plays today? (July 7, 2026)

The Round of 16 finishes today, one afternoon window and one Vancouver nightcap.

Argentina vs. Egypt, 12 p.m. ETon Fox and Telemundo, streaming on Peacock. Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta. Lionel Messi against Mohamed Salah's Cinderella run, the first-ever World Cup meeting between these two countries.

Switzerland vs. Colombia, 4 p.m. ET on Fox and Telemundo. BC Place, Vancouver. Two teams nobody outside their own borders picked to be here, playing for a quarterfinal date with the France-Morocco winner.

What's the must-watch game today?

Argentina vs. Egypt, 12 p.m. ET.Start with the stakes: this is Messi's last realistic shot at a second World Cup, and he is doing it in his adopted home stadium, four hours from Inter Miami. Egypt should not even be here on paper. Salah's side needed a penalty shootout just to survive Australia in the Round of 32, the soccer version of a wild-card team that barely got in and suddenly finds itself one win from the Elite Eight. That is exactly the kind of matchup that ends the run of a heavy favorite.

Messi is Argentina's entire offense in the way a franchise quarterback can be an entire offense: he does not need twelve touches, he needs one clean look inside the box. Salah is Egypt's equivalent, a home-run threat who can turn a nothing possession into a goal by himself. The honest upset math: Egypt has already proven it survives pressure it should not survive, and Argentina has not been fully tested since the group stage. We broke down exactly how a shootout-tested underdog changes its approach in a knockout game on the GameDay School YouTube channel, worth a watch before kickoff.

Argentina vs. Egypt: what time and what channel is it on?

Argentina vs. Egypt kicks off at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT on Tuesday, July 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. It airs on Fox (English) and Telemundo (Spanish), streaming on Fox One, the Fox Sports app, and Peacock. Win and Argentina keeps Messi's World Cup alive into the quarterfinals. Lose and Egypt's underdog run keeps rolling instead.

What channel are today's World Cup games on?

• 12 p.m. ET, Argentina vs. Egypt: Fox / Telemundo (Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta)
• 4 p.m. ET, Switzerland vs. Colombia: Fox / Telemundo (BC Place, Vancouver)

Both games air on Fox in English and Telemundo in Spanish, with streaming on Fox One, Peacock, and Fubo. See the complete How-to-Watch guide or stream every game here.

New here? Start with these

Maybe Merino's 91st-minute winner pulled you in, or maybe you just want to know if Messi is still alive in this thing. Either way, welcome. Knockout soccer runs on the same logic as March Madness: win or you are done, no next week, no next game. We translate every bracket, every seed, and every upset into NFL and baseball terms on the GameDay School YouTube channel. Subscribe and the quarterfinals will make sense fast.

• Start with How the 2026 World Cup Works for groups, the bracket, and how single elimination works from here.
• Use How to Watch the 2026 World Cup for every channel and stream.
• Catch up with yesterday's recap (July 6) for Ronaldo's exit and the USA's elimination.

FAQ: World Cup July 7, 2026

What time does Argentina play today?

Argentina plays Egypt at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT on Tuesday, July 7 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, on Fox and Telemundo. It is a win-or-go-home Round of 16 game.

Did the USA win their World Cup game?

No. Belgium beat the USA 4-1 on July 6 in Seattle behind a Charles De Ketelaere brace, Hans Vanaken, and Romelu Lukaku. Malik Tillman scored the USA's only goal. The co-host USA's tournament is over; Belgium advances to face Spain in the quarterfinals.

What channel is Argentina vs. Egypt on?

Argentina vs. Egypt airs on Fox (English) and Telemundo (Spanish) at 12 p.m. ET on July 7 from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Stream it on Fox One, the Fox Sports app, or Peacock.

Is this the first time Argentina and Egypt have played at a World Cup?

Yes. Argentina and Egypt have never met at a men's World Cup before today, which means whatever happens at Mercedes-Benz Stadium becomes an instant piece of both countries' World Cup history.